Upcoming Leadership Institutes

Track 1 - OLYMPIA

Sunday, February 7 & 14, 2010
2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
1224 Legion Way Southeast
Olympia, WA  98501

To register, send an email to info@soundorganizing.org with your name, contact information.  Be sure to include the track number for which you would like to register.

The work of building stronger Mediating Institutions (churches, synagogues, parent-teacher organizations, unions, etc.) cannot be done by a few institutional leaders or staff alone.  The Institutes provide 12 hours of content based on the philosophy and practices developed by the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) in over 50 years of organizing experience.  The topics include:

• Why organize? – examining the history and traditions of our religious, union and education organizations.
• The fundamental organizing skills – individual relational meetings, Listening / Solidarity Seasons, research, negotiations and action.
• Strengthening our institutions – systematically engaging people in a culture that is relational, action-oriented and reflective / learning.
• Problems versus issues – moving from general problems to concrete, winnable issues.
• Using relational power in the public arena to negotiate for the common good.